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Jeffrey Turner
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 Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 9:38 am Post subject: [OT] Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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You really do want to watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k
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Noelie S. Alito
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:06 am Post subject: Re: [OT] Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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Jeffrey Turner wrote:
That was one of the first youtube videos I ever saw,
forwarded to me from a relative last July! (I now
have Jake Shimabukuro's _Sunday_Morning_.) |
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Django Cat
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 11:02 am Post subject: Re: Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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On 13 May, 05:38, Jeffrey Turner <jtur...@localnet.com> wrote:
Thanks, that's a triff bit of ukeing.
DC |
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John Wilkins
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 8:11 am Post subject: Re: Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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<rja.carnegie@excite.com> wrote:
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Richard Smol wrote:
On May 13, 10:55 pm, Robert Carnegie <rja.carne...@excite.com> wrote:
Jeffrey Turner wrote:
You really do want to watch this video.
Weird choice of cross-post, and no I don't. I think you're unclear on
how this "want" thing works.
However, I have just updated Windows with the latest patches for
Internet Explorer to avoid virus infection when people tell me I
should go to a Web site. Of course, the bugs that /haven't/ been
patched are still there to catch me out.
Lighten up.. it's YouTube. And that video has already been around for
a while.
How do I know that's true? And how do I know that a video containing
a virus couldn't be sent through YouTube, or through a hyperlink that
looks like YouTube. There are or have been Windows vulnerabilities
with /text editors/.
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So, either get a decent virus checker or ditch Windows in favour of
Ubuntu Linux or something similar.
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John S. Wilkins, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biohumanities Project
University of Queensland - Blog: scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts
"He used... sarcasm. He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor,
bathos, puns, parody, litotes and... satire. He was vicious." |
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Victor Eijkhout
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 8:52 am Post subject: Re: [OT] Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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Isn't that the definition of a gentleman? Someone who can play the
ukelele but won't?
(Yeah, I know, great video. But man, it's been posted left and right for
2 years now.)
Victor.
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 1:41 am Post subject: Re: Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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John Wilkins wrote:
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rja.carnegie@excite.com> wrote:
Richard Smol wrote:
On May 13, 10:55 pm, Robert Carnegie <rja.carne...@excite.com> wrote:
Jeffrey Turner wrote:
You really do want to watch this video.
Weird choice of cross-post, and no I don't. I think you're unclear on
how this "want" thing works.
However, I have just updated Windows with the latest patches for
Internet Explorer to avoid virus infection when people tell me I
should go to a Web site. Of course, the bugs that /haven't/ been
patched are still there to catch me out.
Lighten up.. it's YouTube. And that video has already been around for
a while.
How do I know that's true? And how do I know that a video containing
a virus couldn't be sent through YouTube, or through a hyperlink that
looks like YouTube. There are or have been Windows vulnerabilities
with /text editors/.
So, either get a decent virus checker or ditch Windows in favour of
Ubuntu Linux or something similar.
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I use other software that requires Windows. And a virus checker does
not redeem risky behaviour.
And let's say the video is fine. What has it got to do with
alt.usage.english or with talk.origins ?
Isn't it reasonable to fear a link posted into a group with not much
more than "You have got to see this"? Remember Anna Kournikova? |
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John Wilkins
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 1:41 am Post subject: Re: Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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<rja.carnegie@excite.com> wrote:
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John Wilkins wrote:
rja.carnegie@excite.com> wrote:
Richard Smol wrote:
On May 13, 10:55 pm, Robert Carnegie <rja.carne...@excite.com> wrote:
Jeffrey Turner wrote:
You really do want to watch this video.
Weird choice of cross-post, and no I don't. I think you're unclear on
how this "want" thing works.
However, I have just updated Windows with the latest patches for
Internet Explorer to avoid virus infection when people tell me I
should go to a Web site. Of course, the bugs that /haven't/ been
patched are still there to catch me out.
Lighten up.. it's YouTube. And that video has already been around for
a while.
How do I know that's true? And how do I know that a video containing
a virus couldn't be sent through YouTube, or through a hyperlink that
looks like YouTube. There are or have been Windows vulnerabilities
with /text editors/.
So, either get a decent virus checker or ditch Windows in favour of
Ubuntu Linux or something similar.
I use other software that requires Windows. And a virus checker does
not redeem risky behaviour.
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I personally think the only risky behaviour is *clicking* on the links.
And this is something one does in terms of risk analysis - the plain
fact that a link is provided in good faith is not risky.
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And let's say the video is fine. What has it got to do with
alt.usage.english or with talk.origins ?
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Face it - USENET is a community for some of us sad sacks. And people
share stuff with their community.
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Isn't it reasonable to fear a link posted into a group with not much
more than "You have got to see this"? Remember Anna Kournikova?
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No. I use a Mac and nobody's tried to write a seriously bad virus for
Macs yet.
--
John S. Wilkins, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biohumanities Project
University of Queensland - Blog: scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts
"He used... sarcasm. He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor,
bathos, puns, parody, litotes and... satire. He was vicious." |
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Will
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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On May 14, 4:52 am, s...@sig.for.address (Victor Eijkhout) wrote:
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Isn't that the definition of a gentleman? Someone who can play the
ukelele but won't?
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No, a gentleman is a man who can play the saxophone, but doesn't.
Will. |
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Walter Bushell
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 8:50 am Post subject: Re: Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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In article <1179273628.054800.147140@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
rja.carnegie@excite.com wrote:
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John Wilkins wrote:
rja.carnegie@excite.com> wrote:
John Wilkins wrote:
rja.carnegie@excite.com> wrote:
Richard Smol wrote:
On May 13, 10:55 pm, Robert Carnegie <rja.carne...@excite.com
wrote:
Jeffrey Turner wrote:
You really do want to watch this video.
Weird choice of cross-post, and no I don't. I think you're
unclear on
how this "want" thing works.
However, I have just updated Windows with the latest patches for
Internet Explorer to avoid virus infection when people tell me I
should go to a Web site. Of course, the bugs that /haven't/
been
patched are still there to catch me out.
Lighten up.. it's YouTube. And that video has already been around
for
a while.
How do I know that's true? And how do I know that a video containing
a virus couldn't be sent through YouTube, or through a hyperlink that
looks like YouTube. There are or have been Windows vulnerabilities
with /text editors/.
So, either get a decent virus checker or ditch Windows in favour of
Ubuntu Linux or something similar.
I use other software that requires Windows. And a virus checker does
not redeem risky behaviour.
I personally think the only risky behaviour is *clicking* on the links.
And this is something one does in terms of risk analysis - the plain
fact that a link is provided in good faith is not risky.
And let's say the video is fine. What has it got to do with
alt.usage.english or with talk.origins ?
Face it - USENET is a community for some of us sad sacks. And people
share stuff with their community.
Isn't it reasonable to fear a link posted into a group with not much
more than "You have got to see this"? Remember Anna Kournikova?
No. I use a Mac and nobody's tried to write a seriously bad virus for
Macs yet.
Modern Macs, perhaps not - give or take "nobody's tried yet". It was
a sad day for virus writers when Apple stopped making their PCs
autorun any disc that was put in. And a happy day when Microsoft
started it.
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Having autorun on disks, knowing the problem sound demented to me. And
then Sony routed every PC that mounted their disks. Both companies are
still in business, go figure. |
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Mike Barnes
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 11:01 am Post subject: Re: Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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In alt.usage.english, John Wilkins wrote:
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I use a Mac and nobody's tried to write a seriously bad virus for
Macs yet.
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I suspect that there are quite a lot of applications that nobody's had a
serious go at writing for a Mac. That's one reason why I'm happy to keep
my PC and deal with the potential virus situation.
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Mike Barnes
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 11:01 am Post subject: Re: Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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In alt.usage.english, John Wilkins wrote:
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Mike Barnes <mikebarnes@bluebottle.com> wrote:
In alt.usage.english, John Wilkins wrote:
I use a Mac and nobody's tried to write a seriously bad virus for
Macs yet.
I suspect that there are quite a lot of applications that nobody's had a
serious go at writing for a Mac. That's one reason why I'm happy to keep
my PC and deal with the potential virus situation.
Games, sure.
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Actually I don't have any games on my PC. I get enough intellectual
challenge and satisfaction from creative activities. No, not creating
viruses.
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Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England |
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John Wilkins
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 11:01 am Post subject: Re: Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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Mike Barnes <mikebarnes@bluebottle.com> wrote:
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In alt.usage.english, John Wilkins wrote:
I use a Mac and nobody's tried to write a seriously bad virus for
Macs yet.
I suspect that there are quite a lot of applications that nobody's had a
serious go at writing for a Mac. That's one reason why I'm happy to keep
my PC and deal with the potential virus situation.
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Games, sure.
--
John S. Wilkins, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biohumanities Project
University of Queensland - Blog: scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts
"He used... sarcasm. He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor,
bathos, puns, parody, litotes and... satire. He was vicious." |
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Oleg Lego
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| Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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On Fri, 18 May 2007 09:25:43 +0800, Robert Bannister posted:
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Mike Barnes wrote:
In alt.usage.english, John Wilkins wrote:
I use a Mac and nobody's tried to write a seriously bad virus for
Macs yet.
I suspect that there are quite a lot of applications that nobody's had a
serious go at writing for a Mac.
Those aren't applications; they are viruses.
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What differentiates, in your mind, a virus from an application? Seems
to me that a virus is just an application whose purpose you dislike. |
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Oleg Lego
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| Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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On Fri, 18 May 2007 09:32:21 +0800, Robert Bannister posted:
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Desertphile wrote:
On 15 May 2007 01:54:46 -0700, Will <billrigby@hotmail.com> wrote:
On May 14, 4:52 am, s...@sig.for.address (Victor Eijkhout) wrote:
Isn't that the definition of a gentleman? Someone who can play the
ukelele but won't?
No, a gentleman is a man who can play the saxophone, but doesn't.
I heard it was a banjo. As in "He committed premeditated banjo!"
Since I have admitted to playing the accordion, I'm keeping out of this.
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A fellow was sitting in a diner, on his way back from playing at a
dance. He suddenly realized he had left his car unlocked, and that his
accordion was in plain sight on the front seat. He rushed out and
flung the passenger door open. To his dismay, he was too late. Someone
had put another accordion in there. |
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Mike Barnes
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| Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Man Plays Ukulele and Wins |
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In alt.usage.english, Robert Bannister wrote:
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Mike Barnes wrote:
In alt.usage.english, John Wilkins wrote:
Mike Barnes <mikebarnes@bluebottle.com> wrote:
In alt.usage.english, John Wilkins wrote:
I use a Mac and nobody's tried to write a seriously bad virus for
Macs yet.
I suspect that there are quite a lot of applications that nobody's had a
serious go at writing for a Mac. That's one reason why I'm happy to keep
my PC and deal with the potential virus situation.
Games, sure.
Actually I don't have any games on my PC. I get enough intellectual
challenge and satisfaction from creative activities. No, not creating
viruses.
Did you build it yourself? I didn't know it was possible to buy a
computer that didn't have at least some form of patience hidden away
somewhere.
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Some games were installed with Windows, but I uninstalled them using the
program provided in Control Panel. I suppose there might be further
games I don't know about (trying to get the driver for my external sound
card to stay installed is a sort of game, one which I don't imagine ever
winning), so make that "I don't have any games that I know about on my
PC".
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